Global Patent Index - EP 2333438 A1

EP 2333438 A1 20110615 - AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE

Title (en)

AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE

Title (de)

KLIMAANLAGE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF CLIMATISEUR

Publication

EP 2333438 A1 20110615 (EN)

Application

EP 09814257 A 20090914

Priority

  • JP 2009004550 W 20090914
  • JP 2008238722 A 20080917

Abstract (en)

There is provided an air conditioning apparatus whereby the growth of ice on the bottom plate of the outdoor unit can be suppressed without the use of a configuration that is distinguished from the refrigeration cycle, such as heater. An air conditioning apparatus (1) having a compressor (21), an outdoor heat exchanger (23), an outdoor motor-driven expansion valve (24), and an indoor heat exchanger (41) comprises outdoor fans (26), an outdoor unit casing (2B), and a hot-gas bypass circuit (H). The outdoor unit casing (2B) has a bottom plate (2b) and accommodates the outdoor heat exchanger (23) and the outdoor fans (26) in a space above the bottom plate (2b). The hot-gas bypass circuit (H) is disposed so as to pass below the outdoor fans (26) and below the outdoor heat exchanger (23), and bypasses a discharge tube (A) on the discharge side of the compressor (21), and at least any one of an indoor-side liquid tube (C) which extends from the indoor heat exchanger (41) to the outdoor motor-driven expansion valve (24), and an outdoor-side liquid tube (D) which extends from the outdoor motor-driven expansion valve (24) to the outdoor heat exchanger (23).

IPC 8 full level

F24F 1/00 (2011.01); F24F 1/14 (2011.01); F24F 1/30 (2011.01); F24F 5/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01); F25B 1/00 (2006.01); F25B 39/00 (2006.01); F25B 47/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F24F 1/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 1/30 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 11/30 (2017.12 - EP US); F24F 11/42 (2017.12 - EP US); F25B 47/006 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 47/022 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2313/02741 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2333438 A1 20110615; EP 2333438 A4 20160622; EP 2333438 B1 20190904; CN 102159897 A 20110817; CN 102159897 B 20140716; JP 2010071530 A 20100402; US 2011167848 A1 20110714; US 9303881 B2 20160405; WO 2010032412 A1 20100325

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09814257 A 20090914; CN 200980137017 A 20090914; JP 2008238722 A 20080917; JP 2009004550 W 20090914; US 200913119252 A 20090914